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I don't run a Pro class, but I spend 10's of thousands per year.
Not only $100+ in diesel, $50+ in race fuel, $40+ in nitrous, $50-300 entry plus food, drink, lost work, wear & tear on the truck, trailer, racecar etc per each event!!
That doesn't even count building a team, racecar, truck, trailer, equipment, parts, etc etc.
No offense, but anyone that asks such a silly ?? with zero information probably can't do it!!
What series?? What class?? What combination??
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I don't run a Pro class, but I spend 10's of thousands per year.
Not only $100+ in diesel, $50+ in race fuel, $40+ in nitrous, $50-300 entry plus food, drink, lost work, wear & tear on the truck, trailer, racecar etc per each event!!
That doesn't even count building a team, racecar, truck, trailer, equipment, parts, etc etc.
No offense, but anyone that asks such a silly ?? with zero information probably can't do it!!
What series?? What class?? What combination??
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A Pro team? Millions upon Millions. I think this is a interesting thread http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=426995 Thats just to build a car. I couldnt afford to run it twice down the track let alone transport it and maintain it
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I built this car^^^^ in 2005 and had $90,000 in it. It had a aluminum 632 big chief motor with 2 systems. It ran 4.30s 1/8 mile. Plus another $10,000 in spare parts. And $80,000 in a truck and trailer. Now add $600 -$800 for each trip to the track if you dont break anything!! Very expensive!!!
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Exactly, I bought a used Pro-Mod, and had over $75,000 into it before I ever even fired it up.
That was using a bunch of stuff from one of my other racecars also.
Then a nice, almost new truck, nice bigger trailer, tow vehicle, spares, equipment, misc. etc etc.
I'm a little slow guy and I probably have $200,000 in my Top Sportsman team, and that doesn't count my other 3 cars.
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Exactly, I bought a used Pro-Mod, and had over $75,000 into it before I ever even fired it up.
That was using a bunch of stuff from one of my other racecars also.
Then a nice, almost new truck, nice bigger trailer, tow vehicle, spares, equipment, misc. etc etc.
I'm a little slow guy and I probably have $200,000 in my Top Sportsman team, and that doesn't count my other 3 cars.
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You can go cheaper getting used stuff but I wanted to build a car the way I wanted it. Hell I had 40 grand in a trailer so my wife didnt have to use the track bathroom. Racing at any level is expensive now a days. Its worse than crack!!!
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I had around $25,00 in my s10. Had a small block on 1 kit and was backhalved. I did all the work myself to paint and body, cage work, etc. I did grudge racing and it went in the 5.70's. Every trip to the track was $200 just to test. Spark plugs, race fuel, fuel in truck, nitrous, entry etc. I played with it for a while, but realized that if I wanted go faster more nitrous was in order then the risk of breakage. Street cars are more fun and cheaper. You break less parts.
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Top fuel/Funny Car racing cost $30,000 each race. This is of course if nothing breaks (which never happens). I was talking to a Top Alcohol Funny Car racer and he stated that it cost him $10,000 each race if nothing breaks. Then you have all of the start up expenses, chassis, motor, body......Well you get my point.
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I'm not sure how much truth there was to this but there are a couple of cars from Bowling Green, Ky that supposedly have a little over $50,000 in the motor alone! These are superstock cars, not stock.